A back-and-forth affair that saw 12 ties and 12 lead changes came down to WKU (20-14) holding off a scrambling Morehead State (24-11) in the final quarter. The Lady Toppers took the lead early in the fourth quarter and defended a charging Morehead State team down to the last shot.
Greg Collins has reached the 20-win mark in his first season as the WKU women’s basketball coach. He joins six other WKU coaches to score 20 wins in their first season as head coach (Julia Yeater, 1976-77; Eileen Cantry, 1978-79; Paul Sanderford, 1982-83; Steve Small 1997-98; Mary Taylor Cowles, 2002-03; Michelle Clark-Heard, 2012-13) … WKU extends its overall record in the WNIT to 18-13.